Relationship between motor functionality and anthropometric factors of cardio metabolic risk in firefighters of the Valparaiso region, Chile
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v44i0.92000Keywords:
Motor functionality, physical performance, obesity, cardiovascular risk factorsAbstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the motor function of firefighters by using the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) battery and to identify its relationship with anthropometric factors of cardiovascular risk (CR). Methods: A total of 139 firefighters participated, of those 122 were men and 17 were women, belonging to 16 fire companies of the municipality of Valparaíso, Chile. The FMS evaluation battery was applied, and waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and waist-height index (WHI) measurements were taken. Results: For women, low correlations were reported between FMS and CR anthropometric variables, while for men, these correlations were significant and negative between FMS and the variables of PC, ICE, and IMC (r = -,37, p < ,001; r = -,34, p < ,001; -,40, p < ,002). The 64.02 % of the participants were classified in high CR (≥,50) and by BMI index 73% were in the overweight and obese category. According to the results of the FMS assessment, 45.33% of the participants present low motor functionality. Conclusion: The low motor functionality and the high values in anthropometric parameters of CR are factors that should be of concern to communities such as those composed of firefighters, who perform physically and mentally demanding work in extreme conditions that can often endanger the health of the volunteers themselves.
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